DERA BABA NANAK IMMIGRATION CENTRE

Feb. 12, 2019

The Union Government designated Dera Baba Nanak land Check post in Gurdaspur district of Punjab as an authorised immigration checkpoint to exit and entry for visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan.

Recent Decision: 

  • A notification issued by the Home ministry says all classes of passengers with valid travel documents can exit or enter through the post. 

  • The government also appointed the Chief Immigration Officer as the Civil Authority for the purpose, with effect from today. 

Kartarpur Sahib corridor: 

  • Location: Kartarpur, where Guru Nanak had spent more than 18 years of his life, is located in Shakargarh in Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab. 

  • Corridor plan: 
    • Though Kartarpur Sahib is barely 3-4 kms across the Indo-Pakistan border, Indian pilgrims were required to access it via Lahore. 

    • The proposed Kartarpur Sahib corridor will connect the Kartarpur Gurdwara with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Gurdaspur district. 

    • This will facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib that was established in 1522 by Guru Nanak Dev. 



  • Timeline of Implementation: 
    • In November 2018, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib Corridor at an event at Mann village in Gurdaspur district. 

    • Subsequently, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the corridor on the Pakistan side, which is expected to be completed by 2019. 



Source : The Hindu